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question 50

Multiple Choice

Use the information for the question(s) below.
Boulderado has come up with a new composite snowboard. Development will take Boulderado four years and cost $250,000 per year, with the first of the four equal investments payable today upon acceptance of the project. Once in production the snowboard is expected to produce annual cash flows of $200,000 each year for 10 years. Boulderado's discount rate is 10%.
-Which of the following statements is correct?

• A) The normal IRR rule prevails to give the correct answer in unconventional cases; IRR itself also provides useful information in conjunction with the NPV rule.
• B) Because the normal IRR rule fails to give the correct answer in unconventional cases, IRR itself cannot provide useful information in conjunction with the NPV rule.
• C) Because the normal IRR rule can be used in conventional cases, it cannot provide useful information in conjunction with the NPV rule.
• D) The normal IRR rule fails to give the correct answer in unconventional cases, but IRR itself still provides useful information in conjunction with the NPV rule.

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Definitions:

Planned Overheads

The estimated costs of indirect materials, labor, and other expenses necessary to run operations that are budgeted for a specific period.

Actual Overheads

The real costs incurred in the day-to-day operation of a business, including utilities, rent, and maintenance.

Capacity Utilization

A measure of how effectively an entity is using its production or operational capacity.

Budgeted Factory Overhead

The expected or estimated overhead costs for a factory within a certain period, typically used for planning and control purposes.